13 times labor unions made history in North Carolina & beyond
Learn about the 13 most groundbreaking events for North Carolina’s labor unions over the years.
Mar
2026
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Feb
2026
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Billy Ball Explains NC: ICE is expanding in North Carolina
The controversial immigration agency, ICE, plots three new facilities in North Carolina. What to know in the latest episode of Billy Ball Explains NC.
Feb
2026
10
Billy Ball Explains NC: How to fix social media in America
Social media in America is designed to make us hate each other, but there is a potential fix. Watch the latest Billy Ball Explains NC here.
Dec
2025
23
Nearly 1 million in NC to see health premiums skyrocket in 2026
Health insurance costs are set to rise in 2026 for many North Carolinians, after Congress decided not to vote on extending Affordable Care Act insurance tax credits, which were cut in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and expire at the end of the year.
Nov
2025
7
Video: Republicans believe ‘your vote should be worthless,’ NC Democrat says
The top NC Democrat in the state House of Representatives had some sharp words to say about Republicans' new gerrymander.
Nov
2025
6
Report: Immigrants in NC, U.S. prop up Social Security, Medicare
As President Donald Trump makes good on campaign promises to deport immigrants living in North Carolina and across the U.S. without proper documentation, a new report spotlighted the economic risks to Social Security and other programs relying on payroll tax revenues.
Oct
2025
31
Concerns raised about treatment of pregnant women in ICE detention
With federal immigration operations increasing in North Carolina this year, limited information has been shared about Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees who are pregnant and a nonprofit group helping women in crisis is working to change it.
Oct
2025
31
Billy Ball Explains NC: PFAS and why some NC politicians might be making you sicker
In a new "Billy Ball Explains NC," we take a look at PFAS—aka "forever chemicals—their spread across North Carolina, and their connection to the 2026 US Senate race.
Oct
2025
30
Medicaid funding shortfall shutters statewide program helping moms and babies
The Perinatal Quality Collaborative of NC has been credited with reducing C-section births, boosting breastfeeding and cutting infection rates in the tiniest babies.
13 times labor unions made history in North Carolina & beyond
| March 5, 2026
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Learn about the 13 most groundbreaking events for North Carolina’s labor unions over the years.
Billy Ball Explains NC: ICE is expanding in North Carolina
| February 19, 2026
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The controversial immigration agency, ICE, plots three new facilities in North Carolina. What to know in the latest episode of Billy Ball Explains NC.
Billy Ball Explains NC: How to fix social media in America
| February 10, 2026
Social media in America is designed to make us hate each other, but there is a potential fix. Watch the latest Billy Ball Explains NC here.
Nearly 1 million in NC to see health premiums skyrocket in 2026
| December 23, 2025
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Health insurance costs are set to rise in 2026 for many North Carolinians, after Congress decided not to vote on extending Affordable Care Act insurance tax credits, which were cut in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and expire at the end of the year.
Video: Republicans believe ‘your vote should be worthless,’ NC Democrat says
| November 7, 2025
The top NC Democrat in the state House of Representatives had some sharp words to say about Republicans' new gerrymander.